TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national during a failed smuggling incident Wednesday July 1, 2015 evening at the Port of Douglas.CBP officers assigned to the Port of Douglas located packages of marijuana hidden within the bed of a smuggling vehicle
Officers arrested a 36-year-old man after an inspection of his Dodge truck led to the discovery of more than 400 packages of marijuana, weighing in excess of 510 pounds and worth nearly $256,000.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, and turned the subject over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security.